diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecall.c b/coreapi/linphonecall.c
index 5ca6f23..5a85e7e 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecall.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecall.c
@@ -215,3 +215,26 @@ LinphoneCallState linphone_call_get_state(const LinphoneCall *call){
 	return call->state;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get the user_pointer in the LinphoneCall
+ *
+ * @ingroup call_control
+ *
+ * return user_pointer an opaque user pointer that can be retrieved at any time
+**/
+void *linphone_call_get_user_pointer(LinphoneCall *call)
+{
+	return call->user_pointer;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set the user_pointer in the LinphoneCall
+ *
+ * @ingroup call_control
+ *
+ * the user_pointer is an opaque user pointer that can be retrieved at any time in the LinphoneCall
+**/
+void linphone_call_set_user_pointer(LinphoneCall *call, void *user_pointer)
+{
+	call->user_pointer = user_pointer;
+}
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.h b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
index c3d435c..fc735fd 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.h
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
@@ -814,4 +814,7 @@ void linphone_core_set_audio_transports(LinphoneCore *lc, RtpTransport *rtp, Rtp
 }
 #endif
 MSList *linphone_core_get_calls(LinphoneCore *lc);
+void *linphone_call_get_user_pointer(LinphoneCall *call);
+void linphone_call_set_user_pointer(LinphoneCall *call, void *user_pointer);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/coreapi/private.h b/coreapi/private.h
index fdd4f78..f4e308f 100644
--- a/coreapi/private.h
+++ b/coreapi/private.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct _LinphoneCall
 	LinphoneCallState	state;
 	int refcnt;
 	bool_t media_pending;
+	void * user_pointer;
 };
 
 LinphoneCall * linphone_call_new_outgoing(struct _LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneAddress *from, LinphoneAddress *to);